After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

Jiang Zhiyun felt a little uneasy, wondering if he was satisfied with what she said.

Facing Xie Shuheng felt like having a dagger hanging over my head; I was quite nervous.

He nodded in response to Jiang Zhiyun's expectant and anxious gaze.

"Mm," Xie Shuheng replied.

He seemed to be in a dilemma, thinking about what Doctor Su had said; Jiang Zhiyun's behavior was indeed not right.

At least when she was with him, she wasn't as happy as she was with her mother.

Instead of wasting time guessing, I might as well just ask directly: "Are you angry?"

Jiang Zhiyun was slightly taken aback.

How could a peasant girl like her get angry? She's down on her luck right now; would she want to die if she got angry?

"Never." This was so sincere, it was as if he was about to lay his heart out and let him see it.

"Dr. Su just said that there were conflicts between you and me as husband and wife, but now it seems that he was overthinking it," Xie Shuheng said calmly.

Jiang Zhiyun couldn't help but ask, "You and he have a very good relationship?"

"Yes." He told the truth, "We are quite compatible. His father was a former imperial physician who was beheaded by the emperor. He faked his death and came to this place to practice medicine."

"Furthermore, I had done a favor for his father when we were in Bianjing."

"..." Jiang Zhiyun was surprised, covered her ears, and pretended to be deaf and dumb.

No, why would I say something like that to her?

It's not like she's tired of living. If she finds out the secret when she's on the run, wouldn't she be doomed?

After thinking it over, Jiang Zhiyun said very sincerely, "Hmm? I don't understand these things. My lord, please don't tell me about your own affairs in the future. I'm stupid and don't understand."

Looking at his wife's sweet and innocent face, he spoke these words from the bottom of his heart.

Xie Shuheng felt a tightness in his chest.

She doesn't like hearing these things, and probably isn't interested in his affairs either.

He clearly thought before the marriage that they would live separate lives, and that the marriage was just for show. Now, however, he feels a pang of bitterness in his heart.

Jiang Zhiyun didn't hear his response and continued to emphasize, "If Yunniang didn't hear what I said today, she won't hear it in the future either."

Thinking that Xie Shuheng would be satisfied with this explanation, I wondered.

After all, it might have been said unintentionally just now, and Jiang Zhiyun was still thinking that she knew her limits and could handle the situation cleverly.

Xie Shuheng is fortunate to have married such an understanding wife.

He was still somewhat smug.

Because he was too focused on his thoughts, he didn't notice Xie Shuheng's eyes, which were as dark as the bottom of a pot, and his somewhat hurt expression.

She didn't notice any of this.

Even if she observed carefully, she probably wouldn't find anything. After all, in her eyes, Xie Shuheng's anger and happiness were essentially the same.

Xie Shuheng suppressed the bitterness in his heart and sat beside her without saying a word.

The atmosphere between the two was subtle; neither spoke a word, yet there was an unusual harmony between them.

Even when Xie Shuheng was angry, he answered all her questions about driving the carriage without hesitation. He even took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from her forehead.

Now, they can even drive their carriages to the county seat with the utmost respect.

The county town market is indeed much larger than the town market. Even just entering from the city gate, you can see the bustling activity everywhere.

They parked the carriage outside the city, tied up the horses, and the two of them walked inside.

Xie Shuheng looks a bit sickly, but he is actually already able to walk on his own.

That basket of matsutake mushrooms was very heavy; they were all dried and had a substantial weight.

Jiang Zhiyun unceremoniously handed the bag to Xie Shuheng to carry, while she walked ahead empty-handed, showing no sign of distress.

Despite all the trouble Xie Shuheng had gone through, his health was slowly recovering.

Anyway, everything suited Jiang Zhiyun's taste.

To be fair, Xie Shuheng's health is still quite good.

This person is pretty good except for that one thing.

Jiang Zhiyun had sold goods in the county in her previous life, so she naturally knew the way well and led Xie Shuheng to the dried goods shop.

She even went to a shop she had often worked with in her past life. Seeing the familiar Xu Changping, Jiang Zhiyun was about to go in when Xie Shuheng started looking her up and down.

"Has Yunniang been here before?" Although he asked the question, his eyes were full of certainty.

She never came.

Very few people from Yongquan Village in this county have ever been here. According to Xie Shuheng's understanding, Jiang Zhiyun shouldn't be so familiar with it.

When they were traveling by carriage, he felt that looking at the map was a bit too deliberate, as if she was deliberately showing off to him. Now, perhaps he has forgotten... She not only knows these streets well, but she even went straight to the middle of the dried goods store from the beginning.

Is this an ordinary person?

Jiang Zhiyun's forehead was also sweating. She should have been wary in front of Xie Shuheng, but she didn't know when it started, she had no freedom in front of Xie Shuheng and was always smug and overconfident.

They have absolutely no sense of crisis.

She felt remorseful inside, but on the surface she was self-righteous and made up a bunch of nonsense: "I have been here. It's as if you don't know that I can read and write."

She lowered her head and looked down, as if she had mentioned something painful: "My lord may not know. Given my situation in my family, I can only succeed through my own efforts."

"After reading what's in books, you always want to come out and see for yourself. But counties and prefectures are built on their own."

Too much of a good thing is bad; moderation is key.

Jiang Zhiyun understands this principle.

Xie Shuheng watched as her pouting little mouth opened and closed. When she talked about these things, her performance was clumsy and even a bit exaggerated.

He could tell at a glance that they were just trying to fool him.

But Jiang Zhiyun treats him this way, but never treats others this way. Doesn't this also show that she cares about him, her husband?

No...why is he thinking about these things?

Even now, all he could see were her warm, moist lips.

It seems I can still recall the warm, smooth touch from that night—it felt familiar, yet also…mysterious.

Stop! Xie Shuheng quickly took a deep breath and nodded silently.

Well, they're already married, why should he care so much? As long as she doesn't have any intention of harming his family, that's all that matters.

From what I can see, she treats her family very well.

No... it seems like she's nice to everyone except him.

After Jiang Zhiyun saw that he had passed one hurdle, his expression was no longer so cold.

She then said, "My lord, let's go in together."

Upon entering the shop, Xu Changping, the owner of the dried goods store, glanced at it and said, "What are you selling? We don't buy things from individual sellers."

Jiang Zhiyun was still smiling, at least she had met the old man who had worked with her in her previous life.

The smile vanished instantly. How could this person speak so rudely?

"Matsutake mushrooms," she said. "Would you like to see some?"

Xie Shuheng put the basket down, and Xu Changping reluctantly came over: "..."

Their eyes widened upon seeing the goods, and their expression turned fawning as they looked at Jiang Zhiyun: "Young master, young lady, how much are these?"

"It looks pretty good."

He knew this was already top-quality, but he couldn't show too much interest right now, or he'd get ripped off by these two retail investors.

Seeing that they weren't familiar faces, I guessed that these two probably dug it up in the mountains themselves and didn't know the market price.

So he planned to rip them off badly.